Tyco Electronics introduces a poke-in connector for the LED lighting market. The new poke-in connector is a low profile, surface mount (SMT), two-position connector ideally suited for use in PCB-based LED strings, lighting controls, and other applications that can benefit from an easy poke-in wire termination to the PCB.

The Tyco Electronics poke-in connector offers quick and reliable wire termination as a low-labor alternative to hand-soldering wires particularly when used with single-sided aluminum clad circuit boards. The Poke-in LED connectors are available in tape & reel packages for high speed SMT processing equipment and the high temperature plastic housing is reflow solder process compatible.

The 1954097-1 Poke-In connector is a low profile, surface mount (SMT), two-position connector ideally suited for use in PCB-based LED strings, lighting controls, and other applications that can benefit from an easy poke-in wire termination to the PCB.

Although the 1954097-1 is optimized for use with 18AWG six- through 16-strand wire, the Poke-in LED connectors also accept 18 through 22 AWG solid wire as well as 18 through 20 AWG prebond stranded wire. The connector is UL c/UL recognized for 4A at 250VDC and 4A at 250VAC. The 1954097-1 supports mechanical wire retention rated for five pounds minimum.